7 17 Credit Union Field at Eastwood

{{Short description|Baseball stadium in Niles, Ohio}} {{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{About|the baseball stadium in Niles, OH|the baseball stadium in Akron, OH|7 17 Credit Union Park}} {{Infobox venue | name = 7 17 Credit Union Field at Eastwood | nickname = | image = Eastwood Field.jpg | location = 111 Eastwood Mall Blvd. Niles, OH 44446 | coordinates = {{coord|41.2184525|N|80.7552409|W|display=inline,title}} | broke_ground = June 1998 | opened = June 25, 1999<ref>{{cite news |title=A Full Plate of Baseball|first=David|last=Skolnick|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=jtusTj6o6osC&dat=19990626&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|newspaper=The Vindicator|location=Youngstown, Ohio|date=June 26, 1999|access-date=March 4, 2014|page=A1}}</ref> | closed = | demolished = | owner = City of Niles | operator = Cafaro Company | surface = Artificial Turf | construction_cost = US$8.3 million<ref>{{cite news |title=Play Ball|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1298&dat=19990319&id=6fAyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nggGAAAAIBAJ&pg=6211,4465267|newspaper=The Free Lance–Star|location=Fredericksburg, Virginia|date=March 19, 1999|access-date=March 4, 2014|page=A12}}</ref> (${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|8300000|1999}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}}) | architect = DLR Group<ref name="archcon"/> | services_engineer = Colwill Engineering, Inc.<ref>{{cite web|title=Recreation|url=http://www.colwillengineering.com/relatedexperience/recreation.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120724083340/http://www.colwillengineering.com/relatedexperience/recreation.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 24, 2012|publisher=Colwill Engineering, Inc.|access-date=March 4, 2014}}</ref> | project_manager = | general_contractor = B&B Contractors & Developers Inc.<ref name="archcon">{{cite web|title=Our Work|url=http://www.bbcdonline.com/ourwork.htm|publisher=B&B Contractors & Developers Inc.|access-date=March 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202142007/http://www.bbcdonline.com/ourwork.htm|archive-date=December 2, 2014|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> | former_names = Cafaro Field (1999–2003) Eastwood Field (2003–2026) | tenants = Mahoning Valley Scrappers (NYPL/MLBDL) 1999–present Youngstown State Penguins (NCAA) 2000–present | seating_capacity = 6,000 (baseball) 10,000 (other events) | dimensions = Left Field — 335 ft Center Field — 405 ft Right Field — 335 ft }} '''7 17 Credit Union Field at Eastwood''' is a baseball stadium in Niles, Ohio, United States. It is currently the home of the Mahoning Valley Scrappers, a collegiate summer baseball team of the MLB Draft League. Since 2000, it has also served as the home field for the Youngstown State Penguins baseball team. It is part of the Eastwood Mall complex. The stadium was formerly known as '''Cafaro Field''' from 1999 to 2003, and '''Eastwood Field''' from 2003 to 2026.

==History== The stadium opened for the {{baseball year|1999}} season, when the Erie SeaWolves franchise was relocated to Niles upon the granting of an expansion Eastern League franchise to Erie, Pennsylvania. With an official seating capacity of 6,000, the park was originally known as Cafaro Field, named for William M. Cafaro, founder of the real estate developer Cafaro Company. The name was changed to Eastwood Field in 2003 to match the Eastwood Mall, a Cafaro property on U.S. Route 422, behind which the ballpark was built.

On August 14, 2012, the stadium hosted the 2012 New York-Penn All Star Game.<ref>{{cite news|title=Arby's Cruise Invited by Scrappers to Do Pregame Show|url=http://www.salemnews.net/page/content.detail/id/555445/Arby-s-Cruise-invited-by-Scrappers-to-do-pregame-show.html?nav=5007|newspaper=Salem News|date=June 15, 2012|access-date=March 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305000342/http://www.salemnews.net/page/content.detail/id/555445/Arby-s-Cruise-invited-by-Scrappers-to-do-pregame-show.html?nav=5007|archive-date=March 5, 2014|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In 2015, the Fall Experimental Football League announced the Boston Brawlers franchise would relocate and play its home games at Eastwood Field as the Mahoning Valley Brawlers, however, the team would cease operations prior to its first game.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wfmj.com/story/30130758/fxfl-folding-mahoning-valley-franchise |title=FXFL folding Mahoning Valley franchise |publisher=WFMJ |date=September 28, 2015 }}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

The stadium's highest attendance was recorded on July 18, 2024, when 7,869 fans were in attendance, and the Mahoning Valley Scrappers beat the State College Spikes 16-8. Free tickets to attend the game were provided by the 7 17 Credit Union on a first-come, first-served basis.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Yudt |first=Erin |date=July 19, 2024 |title=Crowd breaks attendance record at Eastwood Field |url=https://www.wkbn.com/news/local-news/niles-news/crowd-breaks-attendance-record-at-eastwood-field/ |work=WKBN 27 First News}}</ref> The stadium was renamed to 7 17 Credit Union Field at Eastwood in 2026 following a partnership with 7 17 Credit Union, based in nearby Warren, Ohio.<ref name="s974">{{cite web | title=7 17 Credit Union Announces Partnership with Mahoning Valley Scrappers with 7 17 Credit Union Field at Eastwood | website=MLBDraftLeague.com | date=February 4, 2026 | url=https://www.mlbdraftleague.com/mahoning-valley/news/7-17-credit-union-announces-partnership-with-mahoning-valley-scrappers-with-7-17-credit-union-field-at-eastwood | access-date=February 5, 2026}}</ref>

==Tenants and events== {{unreferencedsection|date=August 2024}} 7 17 Credit Union Field at Eastwood also plays home to the Youngstown State Penguins baseball team and the Inter-Tri County League Senior baseball game. In addition to baseball, the stadium hosts a number of concerts and other entertainment events each year. These acts include Bad Company, Nelly, Kool and the Gang, The Beach Boys, Kenny Rogers and Foreigner.

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==External links== *[http://www.eastwoodfield.com Eastwood Field Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517041112/http://www.eastwoodfield.com/ |date=2014-05-17 }} *[https://www.milb.com/news/gcs-41951822 Eastwood Field – Mahoning Valley Scrappers] *[http://www.ysusports.com/information/facilities/eastwood_field Eastwood Field – Youngstown State] *[http://www.littleballparks.com/Stadium/2005/Niles/Niles.htm Eastwood Field Views – ''Ball Parks of the Minor Leagues''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218015128/http://www.littleballparks.com/Stadium/2005/Niles/Niles.htm |date=2020-02-18 }}

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